Watches - help with buying
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Watches - help with buying
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I know there are a few of you on here in to your watches. I am going to get a new one for my 30th birthday and so wanted a bit of help. I cant afford a Breitling or a TAG Kimi Raikkonen (i wish i could !!) but i have seen a couple on the Ernest Jones website and wondered what the opinions on quality are.
One is an Accurist. I really like the design of this.
The other is an Armani.
Or if you know of anything similar for similar prices then i am all ears (and eyes). Are things like this cheaper in Europe (Germany specifically) as i am going there next week ?
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I know there are a few of you on here in to your watches. I am going to get a new one for my 30th birthday and so wanted a bit of help. I cant afford a Breitling or a TAG Kimi Raikkonen (i wish i could !!) but i have seen a couple on the Ernest Jones website and wondered what the opinions on quality are.
One is an Accurist. I really like the design of this.
The other is an Armani.
Or if you know of anything similar for similar prices then i am all ears (and eyes). Are things like this cheaper in Europe (Germany specifically) as i am going there next week ?
Dave
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Hmm, hard to know what to recommend in that price range. The main thing I'd say is avoid fashion brands if you're spending a fair bit on a watch (e.g. Armani). They may make nice fashionable clothing, but watch experts they're not.
You can't really go wrong with a decent Seiko, maybe one of the Kinetics?
http://www.ernestjones.co.uk/webapp/...ategoryId=3156
Shop around though, there are loads on eBay too e.g.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...995489376&rd=1
I have an older kinetic that I paid £200 for in NYC about 5 years ago, it keeps better time than my Breitling!
Or, for something different - how about a Poljot? They make very decent mechanical watches for the money.
http://www.poljot1.com/
You can't really go wrong with a decent Seiko, maybe one of the Kinetics?
http://www.ernestjones.co.uk/webapp/...ategoryId=3156
Shop around though, there are loads on eBay too e.g.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...995489376&rd=1
I have an older kinetic that I paid £200 for in NYC about 5 years ago, it keeps better time than my Breitling!
Or, for something different - how about a Poljot? They make very decent mechanical watches for the money.
http://www.poljot1.com/
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yeah, cant go wrong with a seiko kinetic auto relay...or u-boat are making some nice ones...maybe something by bell & ross, i believe they have some models that might not break the bank...?!
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I've got one of these, sure it was £400 a few years back... cracking watches if a little on the heavy side.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...995489376&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...995489376&rd=1
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bought a tag classic auto a couple of years ago. our company (in order to get a "trade" deal) bought the watch and then resold it to me. no vat avoidance or anything like that, but this does give you the ability to save 30-40% off RRP. having said that blitzwatches offer deals around the same sort of price as the "trade" prices, but don;t know how good their service is
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As been said previously, Armani are more for clothes than watches.
On the site there though there is a nice Rotary Chronograph at £149.50 which looks very Franck Muller. White face, chronograph, leather strap. Nice watch.
Have a look on e-bay. Some of the more less mainstream watch branch, eg Ebel, Longines, etc can be found for reasonable money. BUT be careful!
On the site there though there is a nice Rotary Chronograph at £149.50 which looks very Franck Muller. White face, chronograph, leather strap. Nice watch.
Have a look on e-bay. Some of the more less mainstream watch branch, eg Ebel, Longines, etc can be found for reasonable money. BUT be careful!
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Good tip for ebay on reasonably expensive objects is to look for local sellers and either pick up after auction or see if they will remove from auction early for a cash deal... Not illegal apparently partic if early in auction & only low bids... they just say the item is no longer available for sale! - Happened to my wife trying to buy something ~ 15 sec before auction close! Tad annoying but perfectly legal apparently!
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Another option...
Purt the money toward a holiday in Thailand... And pick up a copy of whatever watch you want over there... Chiagmai night market being the most famous...
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Purt the money toward a holiday in Thailand... And pick up a copy of whatever watch you want over there... Chiagmai night market being the most famous...
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